The land of the big game parks,
Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and big mountains, Kilimanjaro, Mt Meru and the
exotic spice islands of Zanzibar. A good place for photos of all the animals
and a nice place to visit too. (There are 14 pictures here - please be
patient)

First
night in Tanzania after a short, but hard drive from Mwanza. The owners of
this place only allow the overland companies to camp so we stayed in one of
their fixed tents.

The
great Serengeti National Park is a true wonder. It's size means that you don't
have to go far to get away from the tourist spots and you get to see all the
animals you could ever dream of. This male Elephant was just protecting his
family, a very small calf and mother. Renee was driving and couldn't see what
was coming, hence Scott shouting "Go, Go, Go!!!!!" while hanging out
of the window, finger firmly on the shutter release.

Giraffes
are the best animals to watch, the way they walk and stretch even higher to
get to the juicy leaves. The Serengeti is full of them.

This
is one animal that is hard to see because they seem to be quite shy. This
cheetah was eyeing us for awhile and then slowly followed us just at the edge
of the track.

Our
first night in the Serengeti was all alone up at the Lobo camp site in tne
North. It was great, the second night was at Seronera where there are loads of
people. This picture shows Renee in our "kitchen" at one of four or
five camp sites at Seronera.

Just
next to the Serengeti is the famous Ngorongoro crater. This place is carpeted
with animals and it's hard to decide what to photograph. This is just a small
group of Gnus (Blue Wildebeest) at a waterhole. The ducks in front are less
wild.

Of
course there are other animals in the crater. This is a gathering place for
picnickers. Note the Kite to the top right of the pictures. These birds are
now scavengers here and will even take food out of an unsuspecting hand.

From
the East of Tanzania all the way West to Dar Es Salaam. We did pass by the big
mountains but could not see them as it was cloudy. This is a great camp site
at Dar, the owners (Australians) allow you to leave your vehicle here while
you visit Zanzibar. Nice place too.

The
capital of Zanzibar is Stone Town. The contrast of styles from the mainland to
this island is clearly noticeable. It is a mixture of Europen, and Moorish architecture just like somewhere else I know - Oh Yes - Spain.

See
what I mean, this alleyway could be any village in Andalucia. It really made
us feel like we had come home. Of course once you start listening to people
you know you are in Zanzibar - The land of spices.

A
good days tour is of the Spice Plantations. You are after all on the spice
Islands. The range is astounding, this table was at the roadside and they sold
everything they cultivated from the fields around them. Oh, by the way, there
is no easy way to get your own car to the islands so you will have to take a
tour guide with a car of his own.

Being
an island in the warm Indian Ocean you expect that most food comes from the
sea. Well it does, just one dollar and you can feast on all of these delights.

The
calm waters have many vessels plying them. This is a Dhow which are still
handmade in Zanzibar.

There
are many hotels in Stone Town and all over the island. We stayed right on the
beach at the Tembo Hotel and had a great time, swam in the sea, ate very well,
had a room with a four poster bed, a real change from three months on the
road.